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2013-08-11 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Corruption and intimidation are being blamed by environmentalists for the choking smog that characterises the dry season on Indonesia's Sumatra island. Campaigners say that illegal slash-and-burn clearance by large corporations is causing rampant deforestation but persists because of widespread corruption among local officials. The dry season inaugurates a period of intense activity for Indonesia's fire investigators, as large corporations and smallholders allegedly begin illegally burning their...
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